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IMPROVE: University of Washington Convair-580 State Parameters

Summary

This dataset includes airborne measurements obtained from the Convair-580 aircraft during the Improvement of Microphysical Parameterization through Observational Verification Experiment 1 (IMPROVE-1). This dataset contains state parameter, temperature, and wind data in both Excel and ASCII text formats. Parameters are not consistent across the data files in this dataset.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/6SZT-XY6R-EX0W
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2018-05-23)
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Related projects	IMPROVE: Improvement of Microphysical Parameterization through Observational Verification Experiment
Frequency	other
Language	English
Categories	Upper Air
Platforms	Aircraft Convair 580
Instruments	GPS Receivers Hygrometers IRT - Infrared Thermometers Pyranometers Radiometers TTS - Total Temperature Sensor
GCMD Science Keywords	ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS SHORTWAVE RADIATION SKIN TEMPERATURE STATIC PRESSURE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Show 8 more... Expand keywords
Documentation	README_defs.txt [49 KiB] README_state_parameters.pdf [65 KiB]
Related links	homepage: IMPROVE-1 Homepage info: Instruments aboard the University of Washington's Convair-580 research aircraft in the IMPROVE field studies.

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2000-11-21 00:00:00
End datetime	2001-02-11 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 48.25474, Minimum (South) Latitude: 45.78719
Minimum (West) Longitude: -126.60849, Maximum (East) Longitude: -122.28284

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

pointOfContact: University of Washington - Cloud and Aerosol Research Group
author: University of Washington - Cloud and Aerosol Research Group

Citation

University of Washington - Cloud and Aerosol Research Group. 2018. IMPROVE: University of Washington Convair-580 State Parameters. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/6SZT-XY6R-EX0W. Accessed 09 Dec 2025.

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